Padding of school rolls shocks Michigan governor
Governor G Mennen Williams denounces padding attendance rolls to cheat state school aid and orders a thorough investigation led by State Superintendent Dr Lee Thurston. He vows to check all districts if needed, stressing harm to children and public trust. The piece also notes Williams family moves and the death of Pete Hoffmaster, longtime Michigan Conservation director, whose service spanned nearly 30 years.
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G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Kefauver Committee
Litchfield
Lee M. Thursston
Williams
Pete” Hoffmaster
State Capitol
Hoffmaster
Michigan Conservation Department
Civil defense push in Michigan faces atomic threat test
The speech outlines defense production and civil defense aims under Brigadier General Lester Maitland. It highlights surveys of small industry, wartime contracts potential, and plans to tap Michigan copper and iron ore, with a readiness drill set for April 1 and a broader exercise on April 16 at Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie.
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Defense Production Council
Michigan
Kremlin
Trder
Lester J. Mait
Detroit
Sault Ste. Marie
Soo Locks
Metroit
Sea
Michigan Civil Defense Gains Federal Matching Aid Clarification
In a report from Michigan officials the federal government will count committed but not spent civil defense funds as matching money when federal aid becomes available. The move could significantly boost Michigan’s ability to secure additional federal support for state expenditures already made.
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Uncle Sam
Michigan
Washington
OCD
Mil
Lard Caldwell
Will Visit Winter Starvation Areas
Sportsmen and others are invited by the conservation department to inspect deer yard conditions with two tours on April 8. Each starts at 10:30 a.m. from Mio district headquarters and Shoppenagon's Inn at Grayling. Bring waterproof footwear and a compass. cameras may help document overbrowsed ranges. Herd loss in 1950 51 may reach levels similar to 1946 47 winter and spring.
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Conservation Department
Mio
Shoppenagon’s Inn
Grayling
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Civil Defense
Theeconomic Development Department
Upper Peninsula
U. P
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Pat Stew
Brien
Ater
Yemen
Edison
THE
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Murray Bolen
Marty Linn Beller
Margie
Jimmy Lydon
Chris Thayer
Olive Stacey
Connie
Bud Gammon
Nan Bryant
Bisco
Hoyt’s Patent
Atlas Milling Co
Clinton
Ford
Ann Arbor
Mera
Iralue
Saline Mercantile Company
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